Vowel A and God

Prayer of the Day

Prayer from Thiruvarutpayan (திருவருட்பயன்)

Song as Romanized text

akara uyirpOl aRivAki engkum
n-ikaril iRai n-iRkum n-iRain-thu

Meaning of the Prayer Song:

Like the vowel "a", the unparalleled God
stands omnipresent as the intelligent being.

Notes:

1. akara uyirpOl
The vowel "a" is the basis for all other letters.
This is the default sound that comes out of mouth
- others being the modulations of that base.
The same way God the base for everything.
2. aRivAki
God Shiva is not an inert omnipresent being.
It is the intelligent being, with whose help only
our (souls) intelligence gets kindled.
(Gayatri mantra invokes this kindling Grace)
3. c.f. அகர முதலானை அணியாப்பனூரானை - சம்பந்தர்
அகர முதல எழுத்தெல்லாம் ஆதி
பகவன் முதற்றே உலகு - திருக்குறள்
See Also:
1. Translation of Thirukkural Kadavul Vazthu